Ammar al-Hakim
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Sayyid Ammar al-Hakim |
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| سید عمار الحكيم | |
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| President of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq |
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Assumed office 1 September 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Abdul Aziz al-Hakim |
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| Born | 1971 (age 45–46) Najaf, Iraq |
| Nationality | Iraqi |
| Political party | ISIC |
| Spouse(s) | Married |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Najaf, Iraq |
| Alma mater | University of Qom |
| Profession | Cleric |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
Ammar al-Hakim (Arabic: سید عمار الحكيم) is an Iraqi cleric and politician who leads the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, which was the largest party in Iraq's Council of Representatives from the 2003 Invasion of Iraq until the 2010 Iraqi elections.
Al-Hakim was born in 1971 in Al-Najaf, the son of Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim, who preceded him as leader of ISCI, and the grandson of Muhsin al-Hakim, who led the Iraqi Marja' from 1961. He is a member of the Hakim family of clerics.
He went into exile in Iran in 1979 with his father after the government of Saddam Hussein had executed seven of his uncles and sixty two of his relatives. He attended private schools in Tehran and graduated from the Islamic Arabic University in Qom. He taught Arabic language, Islamic jurisprudence, logic, philosophy and the science of the Qur'an at the same university for several years.
He supervises the establishment and management of many organizations, Scientific and Cultural Institution in the exile, including the “House of Wisdom for Islamic Science”. In 2003 he established “Al-Hakim Foundation”, under the supervision of his uncle Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Baqir Al-Hakim. The Al-Hakim Foundation later received consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. Headquartered in Najaf, it is now the largest institution of civil society in Iraq, with over 80 offices in all Governorates of Iraq, and working in the field of humanitarian assistance, development, human rights, and dialogue between religions. The Foundation also oversees several schools, colleges and cultural and scientific centers. The foundation holds numerous symposiums, conferences and social and cultural events, in addition to publishing a number of magazines and specialized publications.
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